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Old 12-07-2008   #13
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Mick, did you get it that round just by eye?
Take a close look, there is a pencil line. Probably drawn around a piece of pipe.
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mick is good so there would only be ONE tile , that right Mick
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Take a close look, there is a pencil line. Probably drawn around a piece of pipe.
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You cleaned the edges with nippers though, right? Great cut anyways.

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I BET YOU CANNOT GET YOUR HEAD THROUGH IT
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That is a nicely cut hole
LOL. i once spent 45 minutes crafting a beautiful hole in a floor tile for a waste pipe, i then tripped over my own feet and dropped it. .. some colourful language was then heard.
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I use the shaw cutter, Impressive with a grinder

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I thought it must have been some sort of hole cuuter.....neat edge for a grinder cut...

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nice one Mick how much did it cost :Pete
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i use the same as whitebeam. once scored and the segments are cut, then you can break peices really neatly..i have banged on about those shaw circle cutters but they are a great tool..

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